Intel Xeon W-2170B vs AMD Opteron 3280

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2170B and AMD Opteron 3280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2170B

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
  • 20 more threads: 28 vs 8
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 75% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2388 vs 1036
  • 6.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24070 vs 3723
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 14 vs 8
Number of threads 28 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 896 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 14 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2388 vs 1036
PassMark - CPU mark 24070 vs 3723

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2170B
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 3280

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2388
1036
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24070
3723
Name Intel Xeon W-2170B AMD Opteron 3280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 122.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.033
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 8.256
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 21.236
PassMark - Single thread mark 2388 1036
PassMark - CPU mark 24070 3723
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1866
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7007

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon W-2170B AMD Opteron 3280

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake W
Family Xeon W AMD Opteron
Launch date 5 June 2017
Place in performance rating 1349 1450
Processor Number W-2170B
Series W-2000 AMD Opteron 3200 Series Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
OPN PIB OS3280OLW8KGUBOX
OPN Tray OS3280OLW8KGU

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.4 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache 896 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 14 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 14 8
Number of threads 28 8
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size 512 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 2000 MHz

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA-2066 (R4) AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 1x8, 1x4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)